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Your patient has a heart cell defect that causes a pathologically high heart rat

ID: 149899 • Letter: Y

Question

Your patient has a heart cell defect that causes a pathologically high heart rate. Classify two of the drugs below as LIKELY to improve this patient's condition, and two drugs as NOT LIKELY to improve the patient's condition. Drugs NOT LIKELY to Improve Patient's Condition Drugs LIKELY to Improve Patient's Condition A drug that reduces current through voltage-gated Na channels A drug that hyperpolarizes the pacemaker potential A drug that reduces current through T-type Ca2 channels A drug that increases the current through F-type Funny" channels Reset

Explanation / Answer

Drugs likely to improve the patient's condition- 4. A drug that increases the current through F-type "FUNNY" channels.

3. A drug that reduce current through T-type Ca2+ ion channels.

Drugs NOT likely to improve the patient's condition.-

1.A drug that reduce current through voltage gated Na+ channel.

2. A drug that hyperpolarizes the pacemaker potential.